Page 13 - Hospitals

Former Assam CM Prafulla Mahanta admitted to hospital, shifted to ICU

Quoting Mahanta's son, the party leader said the two- time former chief minister was stable and his health parameters showed no cause for concern on Saturday

Dr Reddy's forays into hospital nutrition with Celevida Maxx in India

Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd announced its entry into the hospital nutrition segment with the launch of 'Celevida Maxx' in India

Delhi govt working on online hospital management to stop queues: Kejriwal

Work is underway on the Delhi government's hospital management information system, and it will be completed within a year, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said here on Monday.

Pranab Mukherjee still on ventilator, no change in health: Army hospital

Doctors attending on the 84-year-old Mukherjee said his vital parameters are stable

Did rapid ramp up during pandemic derail fire safety in hospitals?

A fast ramp-up during the Covid-19 pandemic may have also led to the overlooking of some parameters for makeshift hospitals, feels the industry.

'Exorbitant' coronavirus treatment prices slashed as state govts step up

While treatment in the private sector and in ICU can run into lakhs of rupees, the Indian public sector offers treatment largely for free, absorbing all these costs

Likely long-term symptoms for hospitalised Covid-19 patients identified

Scientists have identified longer-term symptoms likely to be experienced by people hospitalised with Covid-19, which include fatigue, breathlessness, distress and a general decline in quality of life

Doctors to take final call on admission, discharge of Covid-19 patients

To free up hospital beds for Covid-19 requiring emergency treatment, the West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission said that only the doctor will decide on admission or discharge

Green shoots of recovery visible as non-Covid work rises in hospitals

Private hospital occupancies inch back to 50% levels

Naveen Patnaik inaugurates two coronaviurs hospitals in Ganjam district

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday inaugurated two dedicated Covid-19 hospitals in Ganjam district, which has emerged as the hotspot of the disease in the state

India Coronavirus Dispatch: How long can the disease really last?

Low pay, poor facilities deter health workers from Covid care, cases in Karnataka, AP at new highs, how Indian education can adapt to a post-Covid world-news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

Hospitals struggle to get healthcare workers as Covid-19 cases spike

During the early weeks of the outbreak in India in March and April, a combination of caution and fear pushed many healthcare professionals to return home

Lalu flouting rules, has set up court in prison hospital: Jharkhand BJP

Taking to Facebook, Shahdeo posted a photo of Lalu Yadav alleging that the latter was"openly violating the jail manual"

Ventilator companies hit quality bump on road to Make-In-India glory

JJ Hospital and St George's Hospital in Mumbai have returned close to 100 ventilators

India coronavirus dispatch: Precarious condition of hospital cleaning staff

Live streaming of court proceedings, ways in which Parliament can resume functioning, and how Thane Covid cases nearly tripled in June-roundup of news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

Covid-19 crisis: Health care workers may get vaccine after phase 2 trials

Indigenously developed Bharat Biotech's vaccine candidate Covaxin is entering human trials on Wednesday.

CSIR scientists design oxygen enrichment unit for homes, hospitals: Vardhan

Scientists at CSIR have designed an oxygen enrichment unit that can be used in homes, hospitals and remote rural areas and can prove to be very important in COVID-19 times, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday. He said the unit can help reduce the demand for oxygen cylinders and ventilators. "Scientists at the CSIR (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research)-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune have designed an oxygen enrichment unit that can be used when needed in homes, hospitals and remote rural areas. This can prove to be very important in the COVID times," he said in a tweet. "One of its features is that it does not require #oxygen cylinder. This unit may help reduce the demand for oxygen cylinders and ventilators. If #COVID19patients get oxygen initially, they do not need ventilators later. @IndiaDST," Vardhan said in another tweet.

Delhi CM Kejriwal lauds LNJP doctor who died fighting coronavirus

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday paid tribute to the senior doctor of city government-run LNJP Hospital who died battling COVID-19, saying the society has "lost a very valuable fighter".

Reusable upto 80 washes, Coimbatore textile firm develops PPE coveralls

A Coimbatore-based textile manufacturing company has claimed that they have developed personal protective equipment (PPE) coveralls which are reusable up to 80 washes

India coronavirus dispatch: Can one spread virus if one isn't symptomic?

Thane, Navi Mumbai wrestle with Covid surge, Chennai hospitals stretched, and a look at India's evolving strategy on testing for Covid-19-a roundup of news on how India is dealing with the pandemic